Legal Opinion
Jennison, Raymond v. Prasifka, Jeanette
Texas Court of Appeals, 5th District (Dallas)
Decided January 28, 2013No. 05-11-01253-CVPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion By
Justice FILLMORE.
Appellant Raymond Jennison appeals the trial court’s order dismissing his lawsuit against appellee Jeanette Prasifka. Jennison’s sole issue is whether the trial court correctly determined that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction based upon the ecclesiastical abstention doctrine. 1 We affirm the trial court’s order dismissing Jen-nison’s claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Background
In June 2010, Jennison filed suit against Prasifka, an Episcopal Church parishioner, for “slander and tourtuous [sic] interference with a contractual relationship, and…
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